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Cybergang Compromises Every ATM In Russian City

Posted by timothy on from the equal-opportunity dept.

Orome1 writes "A group of fraudsters has been arrested in Yakutsk and Moscow for allegedly compromising all the ATMs in the city of Yakutsk — population: around 210,000 — in the Republic of Yakutia in the Russian Federation. Three of the men formed the actual criminal group, and the fourth — a Moscow-based malware developer — was 'subcontracted' by them and received 100,000 rubles (some $3200) to develop a custom ATM virus with which they would infect the devices."

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  1. Re:How could it be that easy? by AvitarX · · Score: 4, Informative

    but still you'd think there'd be some security to prevent some crooked employee from just emptying out an ATM whenever he felt like it.

    Considering they were caught before they could do anything I would say it's a fair assumption.

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  2. $3200????????? by Ryanrule · · Score: 4, Informative

    fuckin software guys are underpaid everywhere

  3. Re:Use Russian ATMs? Really? by CRCulver · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've used ATMs all over the Soviet Union, from the metropolises like Moscow and Almaty to provincial capitals hit hard by job loss and economic migration away. I've never experienced theft of my bank card details. The crime carried out in Yakutsk is not a widespread problem in Russia. To be honest, I'd be more worried using my card in the US when stories keep coming out like those gas pumps that had been tampered with, though again that's probably the media just blowing it out of proportion.